Audubon County Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Audubon Co., Iowa) 1885-1894, 1887-02-03
CONGRESS-.
The Senate Rejects tho Woman Suffrage
Amendment.
Hills Pass the senate for Public
Buildings at Charleston and
Minneapolis.
SENATE.

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Res"rs nrnaaad;nn win ,he nons;aaro,; ~
Of the sn, g resol"tion tha chair an.
nonnced his' s;ypature 10 the Jnter.Stata
commerce hin. The following il the text
of the proposed amendment; "The right
Of citizens of the United States shall NOT
be denied or abridged by the United
States or by State on account Of sex.
Congress shall have power, by appropri.
ate legislation, to enforce the provisions
Of this article. After some debate vote
W as taken and the resolution rejected
yeas is, nays 81. On motion of Malone
the bills for the public buildings were
taken from the calendar, and passed as
follows: Minneapolis, $3.50, 600; Charles.
ton, 100000. Beck gave notice that he
would call up the railroad attorney bill.
The Senate then adjourned.
HOUSE.
The Interstate commerce bill was sign
ed by the Speaker Curner, OF Georgia,
called up the Rhode Island contested
election case OF Page vs.. Pierce, a ma
jority of the committee declares the seat
vacant, while a minority confirms the
right of Pierce to the seat. The majority
report was carricd-yeas 1870, nays 33.
Hatch reported agricultural appropria.
ion bill and it was referred to committee
VI the whole. Adjourned.
SENATE.
WASHINGTON. Jan. 26.--The credentials
of GRAY. of Delaware. Dawes. of Massa.
chusetts. and Cockrell. of Missouri. were
presented and placed on file Conper in.
troduced a bill proposing TO repeal the
charters OF the Washington q George.
town and Metropolitan street RAILWAYS
Referred to committee on District of Go.
lumbia. Beck's railroad attorney bill
was then taken mn and Berry had obtain
ed the floor To discuss IL. hut before he
could succeed, on motion of Edmunds
the Senate at 4 :35 went into secret session
and at i:45 adjourned. ten minutes after
which the doors re-opened
HoUsR.
The Speaker laid before the House
letter from the Secretary of the Treasury
submitting an Augmentation to meet the
the expenditures required by the Mexican
pension bill Referred. II IL estimated
that 81. SOS, 900 will be required for the
iirst year payment OF pensions, and asks
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creased clerical force. The granting of
leave to report at any time the Senate
fisheries bill received unanious consent,
there being no objection on the part of
any member. As it has been frequently
held that the right to report at any time
carries with It the right of Immediate con-
sideration, the bill will have the right of
way in the house as soon as II has
been passed upon by the committee.
The original bill was ordered cngrossed
and read third time and the previous
question ordered on its final passage. The
reading Of the engrossed copy was de-
nanuea, put as the Dlii mas not oeen en-
s KY ~, ,ie mouse az o:io pm. adjourned.
Inc phi WIZ come up lor esLlon 10
morrow.
SENATE.
WASHINGTON, Jan. 27.--Wilson, of Iowa,
from the committee on postoflices, report
ed back bill introduced by Edmunds to
provide for the establishment of postal
telegraph system, with substitute, which
consisted Of the II first sections reported
by the postoffice committee of the 18th
Congress. Calendar. Edmunds present.
ed letter from the Secretary of State
giving the revised list OF seizures, warn
lngs' ETC., OF nshing vessels, etc, In ga
nadian waters, which was ordered print
ed ana pound win inc committee re-
port Inc senate then resumed consld.
eration o. the agricuiturai experimental
STATION piii. hller sohc oisGussloh, the
DllI passed wl'hout division. noar moved
10 RECONSIDER vote py Whlcn tne oepend,
eilt soluiers pension piii was passeu, ana
nessase was SYM " .ro nUuse request
inS .ho !etuIh VI saiu pii. Inc opJect Oh
tne .no'loh - unuerstoou 70 pe Inc COT
rectoh Oh some ueiect IN inc OH.
HOUSE
The Speaker announced unfinished
business to be the river and harbor
appropriation bill. Hepburn, of Iowa,
withdrew his demand for the reading Of
the engrossed copy, and the question
REQUIRED on the passage of the bill. The
bill passed. yeas 1874. nays "a. In the
exact form in which it was reported from
the committee on rivers and harbors. A
considerable portion of the day was
taken up in considering the street railway
bill and other matters relating to
Washington City and of local interest.
SENATE.
WAsuNaroN Ian % -Aftor ,bo morn.
inc bonr lie Senate tool IN Recl,s b;I,
10 nrobibit Senators and mamhers from,
acting 90 attornava fnr railwans Uoar
offered an amendment He was will;na
N 90 40 far "a 10 nrov;do IN ~ when 4 Land
grant railroad camnsnv had ieg;sIat;nn
before Cnngress M Seno,or ~ n,ar,ha,
who bore The relation n IN az comnanv N
counsel ana cl;on. sho,,Id tana T nar. 81 ~ =,
lec;slas;om and tba, was ' tha p ynr,,nr. ~
The amendmant he had offaro5 SuipU. ~ p
close of Hears snaach two uessoaas
from, tbo pros;dant yo,o;na ,ha S;i,
gron,;,a nans;n, q. pas;o;u n
faLian az h;Ii o.. ~ .oI;cs N II
Railing were ' nreseuted -. an VI reod TIE
messages were Ia;J ON The tohIa Hoo,
vote by which the dependent parents
pension bill was passed YESTERDAY. He
explained that he had an objection to the
clause about dependent parents, but he
did not wish, by offering an amendment,
to imperil the final passage of the bill.
The Senate adjourned till tomorrow.
HOUSE.
In the House Forney presented con.
ference report on the bin making an
annual APPROXIMATION of 300. 600 for the